Manic Street Preachers

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Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band known for their politically charged lyrics, anthemic sound, and enduring influence on British rock since the early 1990s.

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The Manics 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group
rock band
activeSince 1986
alsoKnownAs Manic Street Preachers
surface form: The Manics
associatedAct Cuba (Cuban collaborators on "Masses Against the Classes" video context)
Nina Persson
The Anchoress
countryOfOrigin Wales
genre Britpop
alternative rock
glam punk
hard rock
pop rock
post-punk
punk rock
hasFormerMember Richey Edwards
hasMember James Dean Bradfield
Nicky Wire
Sean Moore
hasWon BRIT Awards
surface form: BRIT Award

NME Award
Q Icon Award
surface form: Q Award
influencedBy Guns N' Roses
Sex Pistols
The Clash
The Smiths
languageOfLyrics English
lyricalFocus culture
history
politics
social issues
notableEvent disappearance of Richey Edwards in 1995
notableSong A Design for Life
Australia
Everything Must Go
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Motorcycle Emptiness
The Everlasting
Tsunami
You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
notableWork Everything Must Go
Futurology
Generation Terrorists
Gold Against the Soul
Journal for Plague Lovers
Know Your Enemy
Lifeblood
Postcards from a Young Man
Resistance Is Futile
Rewind the Film
Send Away the Tigers
Bible
surface form: The Holy Bible

The Ultra Vivid Lament
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
originCity Blackwood
originCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music

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Manic Street Preachers alsoKnownAs Manic Street Preachers
this entity surface form: The Manics
Brit Award for British Group hasAwarded Manic Street Preachers
Oasis influenced Manic Street Preachers
this entity surface form: Kasabian
Steve Albini workedWith Manic Street Preachers